Japanese School in Zurich

Switzerland, Zug

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Annual Fees

Name	Age	Fee	Track	Conditions
Grade 1	5	9,030 CHF	Day School - Primary	Day School tuition for Grade 1: 8,030 CHF; One-time admission fee 1,000 CHF due at admission
Grade 2	6	8,030 CHF	Day School - Primary	Day School tuition for Grade 2: 8,030 CHF; Admission fee already paid in Grade 1
Grade 3	7	8,030 CHF	Day School - Primary	Day School tuition for Grade 3: 8,030 CHF; Admission fee already paid
Grade 4	8	8,030 CHF	Day School - Primary	Day School tuition for Grade 4: 8,030 CHF; Admission fee already paid
Grade 5	9	8,030 CHF	Day School - Primary	Day School tuition for Grade 5: 8,030 CHF; Admission fee already paid
Grade 6	10	8,030 CHF	Day School - Secondary	Day School tuition for Grade 6: 8,030 CHF; Admission fee already paid
Grade 7	11	8,030 CHF	Day School - Secondary	Day School tuition for Grade 7: 8,030 CHF; Admission fee already paid
Grade 8	12	8,030 CHF	Day School - Secondary	Day School tuition for Grade 8: 8,030 CHF; Admission fee already paid
Grade 9	13	8,030 CHF	Day School - Secondary	Day School tuition for Grade 9: 8,030 CHF; Admission fee already paid
Grade 10	14	8,030 CHF	Day School - Secondary	Day School tuition for Grade 10: 8,030 CHF; Admission fee already paid
Grade 11	15	8,030 CHF	Day School - Secondary	Day School tuition for Grade 11: 8,030 CHF; Admission fee already paid
Grade 12	16	8,030 CHF	Day School - Secondary	Day School tuition for Grade 12: 8,030 CHF; Admission fee already paid

Application Fees

Name	Fee	Conditions
Application Fee	1,000 CHF	Admission/application fee paid once at start (Day School)

Enrollment Fees

Name	Fee	Conditions
Enrollment Fee	0 CHF	Enrollment fee as part of admission (Day School)

Additional Fees

Name	Fee	Conditions
Certificate fee	7 CHF	Per issued certificate (e.g., transcript)
Reminder fee (second reminder)	20 CHF	If payment is late, CHF 20 charged per occurrence
Admission fee (Day School)	1,000 CHF	One-time, paid at admission; not charged again in later years

Fee Breakdown

Fees

Application / Admission fee
- Day School: CHF 1,000 (one-time, payable at the time of admission).
- Saturday School (all Saturday programmes including Elementary/Junior‑secondary, Kindergarten, International Class AM/PM, High school): CHF 400 (one-time).

Tuition fees (per term and annual, by programme)
- Day School: 1st term CHF 2,700; 2nd term CHF 3,300; 3rd term CHF 2,030; Annual total CHF 8,030. Admission fee: CHF 1,000 (see above).
- Saturday School — Elementary / Junior‑secondary: 1st term CHF 570; 2nd term CHF 920; 3rd term CHF 520; Annual total CHF 2,010. Admission fee: CHF 400 (see above).
- Saturday School — Kindergarten: 1st term CHF 470; 2nd term CHF 770; 3rd term CHF 430; Annual total CHF 1,670. Admission fee: CHF 400 (see above).
- Saturday School — International Class (AM): 1st term CHF 520; 2nd term CHF 850; 3rd term CHF 480; Annual total CHF 1,850. Admission fee: CHF 400 (see above).
- Saturday School — International Class (PM): 1st term CHF 550; 2nd term CHF 900; 3rd term CHF 500; Annual total CHF 1,950. Admission fee: CHF 400 (see above).
- Saturday School — High school: 1st term CHF 595; 2nd term CHF 970; 3rd term CHF 540; Annual total CHF 2,100. Admission fee: CHF 400 (see above).

Billing schedule and payment terms
- Tuition payments must be paid by the designated due date shown on each term invoice.
- Day School payment methods may be chosen as either term payment or installment payment. To request installment payment for the Day School, apply to the school office at least 10 days before the start of the term; an instalment commission will be charged.
- If a payment deadline is missed, a reminder procedure applies; a second reminder incurs a reminder fee of CHF 20. Continued non‑payment leads to debt collection and can result in immediate expulsion.

Boarding fees
- The school does not operate a boarding programme; there are no boarding fees.

Other costs and fees
- Certificate fee: CHF 7 per issued certificate (payment certificate, transcript, enrollment certificate, etc.).
- Reminder fee for the second reminder: CHF 20. Additional administrative or collection costs may be charged if payments are late. An instalment commission applies where instalment payment is chosen (amount not specified).
- No uniform fee, lunch fee, extracurricular fee, or other recurring ancillary charges are specified in the fee schedule provided here.

Refunds and exemptions
- Admission fee: non‑refundable after payment, except in cases explicitly stated by exemption rules.
- Tuition refunds and reductions:
- A student temporarily absent is exempted from half of the tuition fee for that period.
- When a student transfers to the school after a term has started and the number of remaining class days is less than half of the term's remaining days, half of the paid tuition fee will be refunded. This refund provision does not apply to transferees during the term.
- Sibling and membership exemptions:
- All children of members of the school's corporation receive a 50% exemption of the prescribed admission fee.
- If there are three or more registered children from one household, the admission fee is exempt starting from the third registered child; similarly, half of the tuition fee is exempt starting from the third registered child.

Fee payment options and bank details
- Payments are to be made by bank transfer to the designated account. The account holder is Japanische Schule in Zürich at Zürcher Kantonalbank. IBAN: CH75 0070 0114 8080 1785 5. Installment options for Day School are available on application (commission applies). Credit card payment is not specified as an accepted method.

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The school at a glance

Instructs in Japanese

Fees CHF 8,030 - 9,030

Ages 6 - 15 years

Type Co-educational

Opened 1975

Bus Service No

The Japanese School in Zurich is a full-time Day School with a Saturday School, serving students from age four to eighteen. The Day School comprises a Kindergarten, Elementary, Junior Secondary, an International Class (AM/PM), and High School, all following the Japanese curriculum under a School Committee-led administration. The International Class supports students whose mother tongue is not Japanese, while the Saturday School offers two hours of Japanese-language instruction every Saturday for Kindergarten through High School, including the International High School. The Kindergarten program includes Hiragana preparation. The school's facilities include a gymnasium and a library; there is no dormitory, and meals are eaten only in classrooms. A wide range of after-school activities and language-focused enrichment accompany the core program. Extracurriculars include language tests such as Kanji reviews, the Japan Kanji Aptitude Test, EIKEN, and JLPT, alongside events, exchanges, and community activities that connect students with Zurich life and future pathways.

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